Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino 2010

Professional Ratings

• 96 James Suckling
  Aromas of burnt orange peel and cherry with hints of dried bark and mahogany. Full-bodied and very tight and dense, with a beautiful fruit, tannin and acid balance. Finesse and strength. Best wine from here for ages. Needs until 2018 to show its true quality.
• 94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  Fattoria dei Barbi's 2010 Brunello di Montalcino starts with a tightly wound personality that begins to unravel slowly, one delicate layer at a time. As it does, you become aware of dried fruit, cigar box, crushed mineral, plum, tar and cola. The wine puts on a beautiful display. I also loved the mouthfeel of this beautiful wine: It is tonic, tight and brimming with energy. Well-integrated oak notes give the wine a spot of softness and velvety spice. This is one beautiful Sangiovese.
• 91 Wine & Spirits
  This is powerfully structured, its tannins gripping the brambly fruit flavors, the wine tinged with herbal notes of thyme and celery. A bright note of ruby grapefruit adds lift to the fruit flavors, and the fresh acidity suggests this will be more expressive after a few years in the cellar.